Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014 Frontier Crew Cab vehicles manufactured June 11, 2014 to June 26, 2014. The affected vehicles were manufactured with an out of specification anchor nut installed on the weld nut plate where the rear seat belt anchor is attached. The seat belt anchor bolt may not be attached as designed.
Safety risk
If the seat belt anchor bolt is not attached as designed, that increases the risk of injury in the event of a vehicle crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat belt anchor attachment and repair it if necessary, free of charge. The recall began on August 18, 2014. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
13,535
Reported to NHTSA
2014-02-12
Owners notified
2014-03-17
Defect description
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2012 through 2014 Frontier vehicles manufactured from November 28, 2012, through December 17, 2013. In the affected vehicles, a circuit breaker may have been installed incorrectly causing the main wire harness connected to the circuit breaker to face outward, potentially contacting a metal bolt located on the A-pillar.
Safety risk
The bolt may wear through the wire harness covering, resulting in an electrical short which could cause a fire.
Manufacturer remedy
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the circuit breaker orientation. If the circuit breaker orientation is incorrect, dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. The recall began on March 17, 2014. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
Component
Complaints
Median mileage
Air bags
13
72,640 mi
Unknown or other
7
3,100 mi
Electrical system
6
36,000 mi
Power train
6
2,500 mi
Fuel/propulsion system
5
57,101 mi
Vehicle speed control
3
100 mi
Visibility/wiper
3
78,000 mi
Service brakes
2
10,000 mi
Exterior lighting
1
438 mi
Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch
1
50,000 mi
Seat belts
1
35,000 mi
Steering
1
27,457 mi
Structure
1
19,000 mi
Structure: body
1
60,000 mi
Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs
1
12,000 mi
The 2013 model has about half as many complaints as this one. The 2015 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.